With the AVR Dragon, Atmel has set a new standard for low cost development tools. AVR Dragon supports all programming modes for the Atmel AVR and AVR32 device families. It also includes full emulation support for most AVR devices.
At a fraction of the price traditionally associated with this kind of featured tool, the AVR Dragon will fulfill all your programming and emulation needs. The flexible and secure firmware upgrade feature allows AVR32 Studio to easily upgrade the AVR Dragon to support new devices.
To see which devices are currently supported, please select the AVR dragon in the Tool list, and then properties -> details -> devices.
(New devices will be added through AVR32 Studio updates or Service Packs on a regular basis)
AVR Dragon can be used with an external target board. However, the onboard prototype area, allow simple programming and debugging without any additional hardware besides strapping cables. Please see the Using the AVR Prototype Area section for a description on how to use this.
AVR Dragon is powered by the USB cable, and can also source an external target with up to 300mA (from the VCC connector, 5V) when programming or debugging. For more information on technical details, please read the AVR Dragon Requirements section. If the target is already powered by an external power source, the AVR Dragon will adapt and level convert all signals between the target and the AVR Dragon.
Note: If the target board is powered by external power source, no connection should be made between the VCC connector and the external board.
AVR Dragon if fully supported by AVR32 Studio. This allows the AVR Dragon firmware to be easily updated to support new devices and protocols. When connecting the AVR Dragon, AVR32 Studio will automatically check the firmware and prompt the user if an updated firmware is available.